The Drunkard's Progress, From the First Glass to the Grave – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The Drunkard's Progress, From the First Glass to the Grave comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
The Drunkard's Progress, From the First Glass to the Grave
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Rather than a single scene, this print traces a man's descent in stages, from his first drink to his grave, in the manner of a moral tale told in pictures. Temperance lithographs like it circulated widely in the United States in the 1840s, when reform groups were campaigning against cheap liquor and its toll on families and wages. The images were meant to be followed in order, so viewers could watch the decline unfold and draw the lesson for themselves. Because prints of this kind were inexpensive, they reached workshops, taverns, and parlors alike.
| Original scan | 7,570 × 5,760 px · prints to 25 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 32719uTheDrunkardsProgress |
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